The government is coming under increasing pressure to make prompt provisional payments of compensation to the victims of the contaminated blood scandal.
Former Health Secretaries Jeremy Hunt, Matt Hancock and Andy Burnham have all added their voice to the recommendation of Sir Brian Longstaff, Chair of the Public Inquiry into the scandal, that victims of the infected blood usage should receive prompt payment.
In an interim report addressing this specific issue, Sir Brian Longstaff recommended that ‘an interim payment should be made without delay to all those infected and all bereaved partners’. He further proposed that the interim payment should be for no less than £100,000.00.
The contaminated blood scandal refers to the use of infected blood for transfusions by the NHS during the 1970s and 1980s which caused at least 2,000 people to die.
Due to the length of time which has passed since this shocking occurrence, there is significant pressure on the government to take action before more time passes.
The public inquiry is due to publish its final report next year.
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